This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics
should search
the catalog using these headings.

Some of these records include private information about individuals. Records with
private information are closed for 75 years from date of last entry in the
record. The restricted records are noted in the finding aid. Researchers must
apply for permission to use these records. Please consult library staff for more
information.

Three series of patient cards; each arranged alphabetically by surname.

Information includes name, patient number, date admitted, religion, social
security number, birth date, date transferred or discharged. Some of the
cards may be from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program [MSOP] which was
created in 1993 to allow for the institutionalization of sex offenders after
they had finished serving their prison sentences.

Researchers should check all three sets as it is unknown if they duplicate
each other.